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PARAGRAPH WRITING


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WHAT IS

PARAGRAPH?

It is a group of sentences thatintroduces, presents and develops one

main idea about the topic. And it can be

divided into three major parts.


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TOPIC SENTENCES

SUPPORTING DETAILS

CLOSING SENTENCES


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Qualities of ood Writing

A paragraphhas to be

United (focused on a single thing)

Coherent (easilyunderstandable to a reader)

Adequately developed

Neatly structured


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TOPICSENTENCES

HOW TO WRITE ONE?

Summarize the main idea of yourparagraph

Indicate to the reader what yourparagraph will be about.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

It introduces the mainidea of the paragraph

It helps the writer focuson the idea written about

It helps the reader knowabout what the paragraph

is all about

WHAT IS TOPIC SENTENCES?It is normally the first

sentence of theparagraph

It conveys the overallpoint of the paragraph

catch readers attention


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ExampleThere are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world.

First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access

to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard

of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged

to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and

efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for

people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.


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WHAT ARE SUPPORTING SENTENCES? They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a

paragraph

WHAT DO THEY DO? They are sentences used to support the main idea stated in the

topic sentence They give more information about the main idea through examples

They say in details what the topic sentence says in general They should be strong convincing points on which the topic

sentence can rely upon

HOW TO WRITE THEM?

You should give supporting facts, details, and examples

SUPPORTINGDETAILS


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Example

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries inthe world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. AllCanadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price

Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students aretaught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continuestudying at university. Finally, Canada s cities are clean and

efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots ofspace for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place tolive.


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CLOSINGSENTENCES

WHAT IS THE CLOSING SENTENCES?

The closing sentences is the last sentences in the paragraph. It is a reflection of the main idea pronounced in the topic sentences.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

It sums up what the topic sentence and the supporting details talkabout

It is the closing sentence that reminds the readers of what theyhave to value

It eventually indicates the end of a paragraph It prepares the reader for a smooth transition to the next

paragraph if there is one


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HOW TO WRITE ONE?

Restart the main idea of the paragraph using different words


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Example

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries inthe world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. AllCanadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price

Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students aretaught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continuestudying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and

efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots ofspace for people to live.As a result, Canada is a desirable place tolive.


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PROCESS OF WRITING A PARAGRAPH

1. Came up with a good topic sentence andsupporting ideasTopic sentence : Choosing a college or university

can be difficult.Supporting ideas : 1. Good Location

2. Affordable3. Good preparation for major

2. Order these supporting ideas according toimportance as shown in the next slide.

3. Put this information into outline form and addedsome example for each supporting idea


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Topic sentence : Choosing a college or university can bedifficult.A. Good preparation for your major

1. thorough, solid curriculum2. qualified professors

B. Affordable1. must be able to pay tuition and living expenses2. possibility of scholarships

C. Good Location1. study environment2. possibilities of parttime job in your major

Concluding sentence : You should consider these pointscarefully so you can choose the most appropriate collegeor university for you.

4. Finally, we wrote the paragraph using sentences andtrying to make the paragraph coherent using differentcoherence strategies .

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